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18-year-old Cooper HS student dies from car crash injuries

A wreck over the weekend sent three teens to the hospital. On thursday, one of the teens succumbed to his injuries.

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Updated: 5:20 PM EDT May 7, 2015

18-year-old Cooper HS student dies from car crash injuries

A wreck over the weekend sent three teens to the hospital. On thursday, one of the teens succumbed to his injuries.

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Updated: 5:20 PM EDT May 7, 2015

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WEBVTT TEAMERS AND STAFF AT THE HIGHSCHOOL STUNG BY THE NEWS.GOODEVENING I'M SHEREEPAOLELLO.MIKE: THANKS FOR JOINING US I'MMIKEDARDIS.AN 18-YEAR-OLD DIED THISAFTERNOON.THEY WERE INVOLVED IN ACRASH ONCAMP ERNST ROAD LAST FRIDAY.JACKIE CONGEDO IS LIVE WITHTHEDETAILS.REPORTER: STUDENTS HERE ATCOOPER HIGH SCHOOL TELL ME THATADD MAIN STRAIGHTER MADE THISANNOUNCEMENT AROUND 2:25, THEYSAID ALMOST IMMEDIATELY EVERYONEIN THE HALLWAYS JUST HAD TEARSINTHEIR EYES.I'M TOLD 18-YEAR-OLD TRAVISLIVERS-TPW-RBGSOWDY A SENIORHERE WAS A FRIEND TO MANY ANDASMILE THAT FILLED THE WHOLEROOM.HE AND TWO OTHER SENIORS WEREHURT IN ACAR ACCIDENT LESS THANA MILE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL ONFRIDAY EVENING.STUDENTS SAYA SILENT QUIET HASSETTLED IN THE HALLWAYS.WE SPOKE WITH ONEOF TRAVIS'BEST FRIENDS.WE WERE GETTING UPDATES ANDWHEN WEFINALLY HEARD THAT HEWAS GOING IT HIT ME HARD, WE ALLSTARTEDCRYING AND JUSTCOMFORTING EACH OTHER.IT'S A REAL BIG DEAL, ANDIDON'T THINK THE SCHOOL WILL BETHE SAME WITHOUT HIM.REPORTER: WE DID SPEAKWITH THEPRINCIPAL HERE A LITTLE WHILEAGO AND HE TELLS US THAT IN THESEVEN YEARS THAT COOPER HAS BEENOPEN THISIS THE SADDESS DAY OFALL FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.I SPOKE WITHSTUDENTS WHO TELLME THEY ARE PLANNING TO GATHERHERE TO COMFORT EACH OTHER SOME

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18-year-old Cooper HS student dies from car crash injuries

A wreck over the weekend sent three teens to the hospital. On thursday, one of the teens succumbed to his injuries.